Our commitments

The Group took action to help the Haitian people following the earthquake that hit Haiti on 14 August 2021. Through its subsidiary Carrefour Martinique, GBH gave the Red Cross 41 tonnes of water and essential foodstuffs that were transported to Haiti on the army surveillance frigate Le Germinal.

GBH provided humanitarian aid to the inhabitants of Saint Vincent island, affected by the eruption of its volcano, La Soufrière, in April 2021. Through its Carrefour subsidiary, the Group provided 100 tonnes of water – over 66,000 1.5-litre bottles – which were brought to the French West Indies by the army surveillance frigate Ventôse.

Committed to emergency aid, the Red Cross and GBH have organised several food donation collections in the Carrefour outlets in the West Indies and Réunion Island, to help the people of the northern islands affected by hurricanes in 2018.

GBH signs up to support food banks: In January 2022, GBH signed an agreement with the Fédération des Banques Alimentaires, the food banks federation, to finance the transportation of containers of food items from mainland France to Martinique, Guadeloupe and Réunion Island.

For the three territories, the first operation brought over 75 tonnes of additional food products, the equivalent of over 150,000 meals donated to recipient nonprofits.

The first deliveries were made in Guadeloupe and Martinique in mid-March. Shipments to Réunion Island are planned for late March. These operations will be repeated several more times this year.

Fighting waste for several years already, GBH subsidiary Carrefour Réunion was doing its bit long before the Agec (anti-waste law for a circular economy) legislation was introduced on 1 January 2022. The company has extended and strengthened its partnership with Emmaüs Réunion for the collection of its non-food products, including unsold furniture, toys, home appliances and textiles that are passed on to the association to help low-income families. Carrefour Réunion is also the first large retail company* to take a proactive step towards zero food waste in the dry and fresh produce departments by making daily donations. Alongside Phenix Réunion, the subsidiary is giving a second life to food products still fit for consumption that are redistributed to 14 local associations. This “anti-waste” partnership was rolled out in 2021 with three test hypermarkets. Some 221,000 meals were saved between May and December and the food salvage percentage rose from 18% to 30%. In 2022, there are plans to extend the initiative to all Carrefour and Carrefour Market de l’île stores.

*source: Phenix.

Because 90,000 Réunion islanders struggle to stock their cupboards, Carrefour Réunion has been supporting Banques Alimentaires des Mascareignes, a local food bank association, since 2016. Support comes in the form of making food donations and responding to calls for collection. This year, Carrefour and Carrefour Market de l’île stores on the island all got involved and sent out an appeal to their customers to help disadvantaged families. Following a collection promoted by a wide advertising campaign (billboards and social media), six tonnes of food donations were collected. A strong show of solidarity. A big thankyou to everyone on Réunion Island who shops at Carrefour!

The Danone Nations Cup is the largest football tournament in the world for children aged 10 to 12.

Fifteen hundred players from Réunion took part in the competition in 2020. For this new edition, the young people got involved with a solidarity project enabling them to collect 14 tonnes of foodstuffs for the Food Bank.

The FFBA suffered a decline in stock of almost 100 tonnes due to the sudden rise in demand during the crisis and difficulties with supply. In addition, a shortage of fruits, vegetables, dairy products, and protein intended for Overseas France has been a lamentable issue for several years.

Confronted with these growing needs, GBH wanted to contribute to solidarity initiatives with the Food Banks to increase the volume of foodstuffs for the West Indies and Réunion, to fight against both food insecurity and food waste.

GBH provided humanitarian aid to the inhabitants of Saint Vincent island, affected by the eruption of its volcano, La Soufrière, in April 2021. Through its Carrefour subsidiary, the Group provided 100 tonnes of water — over 66,000 1.5 litre bottles — which were brought to the West Indies by the Armed Forces surveillance frigate Ventôse.

The Group took action to help the Haitian people following the earthquake that hit Haiti on 14 August 2021. Through its subsidiary Carrefour Martinique, GBH gave the Red Cross 41 tonnes of water and essential foodstuffs that were transported to Haiti on the Army surveillance frigate Le Germinal.

Committed to emergency aid, the Red Cross and GBH have organised several food donation collections in the Carrefour outlets in the West Indies and Réunion, to help the people of the northern islands affected by hurricanes in 2018.

The sixth edition of the Beach Soccer tournament took place at Souffleur beach in Port-Louis. Organised by Soguafi, one of the financial partners of SGDM Concessions Automobiles, the goal of this competition was to encourage the purchase of medical equipment for the sick children in Guadeloupe University Hospital.

Eight employees represented SGDM. After three qualification matches and a semifinal, they made it all the way and were victorious, driven on by the enthusiastic encouragement of their colleagues who came to see them.

Committed to emergency aid, the Red Cross and GBH have organised several food donation collections in the Carrefour outlets in the West Indies and Réunion Island, to help the people of the northern islands affected by hurricanes in 2018.

There is widespread solidarity for Saint Vincent following the eruption of Soufrière Saint Vincent volcano.
On 14 February 2021, GBH delivered aid to the inhabitants of Saint Vincent island, affected by the eruption of its volcano, La Soufrière.

Through its Carrefour subsidiary, the Group provided 100 tonnes of water – over 66,000 1.5-litre bottles – which were brought to the French West Indies by the army surveillance frigate Ventôse.

On the night of 12 to 13 December 2021, 110 families lost everything when a fire broke out in their building in Saint-Denis, on Réunion Island.

Carrefour Réunion contributed to the appeal for donations by the French Red Cross by donating 200 €50 vouchers to be given to the destitute families.

Donations for people in need

Two hundred €50 vouchers donated to the Red Cross for families left destitute by the Montgaillard fire

For the past several years, Carrefour Réunion has supported Emmaüs Réunion in their efforts to combat exclusion and insecurity. The company regularly collects donations at checkouts to help the charitable organisation continue its work to help the most disadvantaged.

In 2021, appealing to its customers’ generosity resulted in a collection of €33,748.60, all of which was donated to the nonprofit.

Emmaüs Réunion also upcycles and gives a second life to non-food items (textiles, tableware, toys, electrical appliances and more) that are donated all year long in stores.

Make a donation of €0.50 or more at the checkout

Help Emmaüs Réunion with the work it does to combat exclusion and insecurity for individuals and families requiring emergency social assistance.

Your entire donation will be given to Emmaüs Réunion

Teaching employees who haven't had access to education to read and write is the goal of Bacibam, GBH’s Ivory Coast subsidiary, through this initiative. A small group of employees selected by the company is working with a tutor twice a week. This intimate setting gives each student a chance to overcome their shyness, quickly learn the basics and then make way for the next employees.

GBH signs up to support food banks: In January 2022, GBH signed an agreement with the Fédération des Banques Alimentaires, the food banks federation, to finance the transportation of containers of food items from mainland France to Martinique, Guadeloupe and Réunion Island.

For the three territories, the first operation brought over 75 tonnes of additional food products, the equivalent of over 150,000 meals donated to recipient nonprofits.

The first deliveries were made in Guadeloupe and Martinique in mid-March. Shipments to Réunion Island are planned for late March. These operations will be repeated several more times this year.

During the second lockdown on the island, Jumbo Score, a GBH subsidiary in Mauritius, put in place a month-long charitable operation with Agiliss, its supply partner, and the NGO Foodwise. Its innovative idea was to sell to customers at a preferential rate – 250 rupees (5 euros) – bags of staples such as rice, milk, tinned foods and grains, without turning a profit. Customers could leave bags at hypermarket exits which could then be distributed by Foodwise to in-need Mauritian families, buy them for their own consumption or hand out the bags themselves. For every 10 bags sold, Jumbo Score donated an additional bag to give to families. In total, more than 16 tonnes of food were distributed to families in need.

Fighting waste for several years already, GBH subsidiary Carrefour Réunion was doing its bit long before the Agec (anti-waste law for a circular economy) legislation was introduced on 1 January 2022. The company has extended and strengthened its partnership with Emmaüs Réunion for the collection of its non-food products, including unsold furniture, toys, home appliances and textiles that are passed on to the association to help low-income families. Carrefour Réunion is also the first large retail company* to take a proactive step towards zero food waste in the dry and fresh produce departments by making daily donations. Alongside Phenix Réunion, the subsidiary is giving a second life to food products still fit for consumption that are redistributed to 14 local associations. This “anti-waste” partnership was rolled out in 2021 with three test hypermarkets. Some 221,000 meals were saved between May and December and the food salvage percentage rose from 18% to 30%. In 2022, there are plans to extend the initiative to all Carrefour and Carrefour Market de l’île stores.

*source: Phenix.

Citroën Algérie confirmed its support to help sick islanders. In partnership with the association WinNelka, the company donated medical equipment. People in need received portering chairs, stretchers, bottle pressure regulators with sparger and even inflatable splints.

For its partnership with the Enfants de la Lune charity, Citroën Algérie took part in the “1 cork: 1 smile” cork collection campaign. The initiative was designed to encourage creative ways to protect the environment and help children affected by “dry skin” condition. The funds raised from selling collected corks to recycling plants were used to purchase medications and clothing.

Because 90,000 Réunion islanders struggle to stock their cupboards, Carrefour Réunion has been supporting Banques Alimentaires des Mascareignes, a local food bank association, since 2016. Support comes in the form of making food donations and responding to calls for collection. This year, Carrefour and Carrefour Market de l’île stores on the island all got involved and sent out an appeal to their customers to help disadvantaged families. Following a collection promoted by a wide advertising campaign (billboards and social media), six tonnes of food donations were collected. A strong show of solidarity. A big thankyou to everyone on Réunion Island who shops at Carrefour!

The 6^th edition of the Beach Soccer tournament took place at the Souffleur beach in Port-Louis. Organised by Soguafi, one of the financial partners of SGDM Concessions Automobiles, the goal of this competition was to encourage the purchase of medical equipment for the sick children in Guadeloupe University Hospital.

Eight employees represented SGDM. After three qualification matches and a semifinal, they made it all the way and were victorious, driven on by the enthusiastic encouragement of their colleagues who came to see them.

As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, Carrefour organised a Zumbathon and sold t-shirts provided by a sponsor. Thanks to this initiative, €1,800 was raised for a patient support association.

Cotrans Automobiles took part in the Rotary Karting Telethon, raising €53,850 for AFM-Téléthon, the French Muscular Dystrophy Association, as part of the fight against myopathies.

The Mercedes-AMG team was made up of ten employees who are crazy about karting. They took turns every 15 minutes over 24 hours; starting in pole position, the team managed to maintain this lead for almost the whole race.

Committed to emergency aid, the Red Cross and GBH have organised several food donation collections in the Carrefour outlets in the West Indies and Réunion, to help the people of the northern islands affected by hurricanes in 2018.

Both within the company and its subsidiaries, for several years now GBH has shown how important it values the employability of people with disabilities in Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guiana and Réunion Island. This is demonstrated by the increasing numbers of subsidiaries and their employees attending the various events held during SEEPH (European disability employment week).

A flagship event of the week, DuoDay is based on a simple principle: all over France, on this day, one company, one local authority or one nonprofit organisation welcomes a person with disabilities to train alongside a volunteer professional.

An excellent way to share experience, DuoDay is a win-win exchange: for the organisation, it’s a great way to shatter stereotypes and become more aware about what it’s like to be disabled in the workplace; for the person with disabilities, it’s a chance to discover a trade, begin a new opportunity, foster a direct relationship with an employer and find a job or work placement.

On Réunion Island, Mr. Bricolage, in line with its human resources policy and desire to help the disabled community, supports this initiative and its stores are all taking part in this international day. In 2020, 20 of its employees, compared to eight in 2019, signed up as volunteers to share their passion for their job and everyday responsibilities by partnering up with a person with disabilities.

In French Guiana, Carrefour Matoury also got involved with the disability employment week by leading several initiatives. The store participated in DuoDay and it organised a sign language beginner’s class with Serac, its nonprofit partner dedicated to improving the employability of people with disabilities. Its staff also played Handipoursuite, an educational chase game that makes a fun way to learn about disabilities in and outside the workplace.

Also in French Guiana, Norauto Guyane decided to shine a spotlight on a deaf-mute technician employed by the auto company on a permanent contract for the past four years. Two reports were produced and broadcast on radio and TV on Guyanese channel 1re as well as on social media.

The GBH shared apprenticeship is an initiative of the partnership that has united Mr. Bricolage and the Las Palmas association for social integration for 20 years.

The teams from Mr. Bricolage, the association’s partner and financial support, are proud to take part in the Tour des Yoles Rondes sailing regatta in Martinique every year. With over 35 years of history, it has become a flagship event on the island. Every year is a new opportunity for the young people of the Las Palmas association to show what they can do. The crew, which has only gotten better over the years — as noted by the association’s directors and supervisors — was congratulated for its involvement and commitment.

Citroën Algérie confirmed its support to help sick islanders. In partnership with the association WinNelka, the company donated medical equipment. People in need received portering chairs, stretchers, bottle pressure regulators with sparger and even inflatable splints.

For its partnership with the Enfants de la Lune charity, Citroën Algérie took part in the “1 cork: 1 smile” cork collection campaign. The initiative was designed to encourage creative ways to protect the environment and help children affected by “dry skin” condition. The funds raised from selling collected corks to recycling plants were used to purchase medications and clothing.

Teaching employees who haven't had access to education to read and write is the goal of Bacibam, GBH’s Ivory Coast subsidiary, through this initiative. A small group of employees selected by the company is working with a tutor twice a week. This intimate setting gives each student a chance to overcome their shyness, quickly learn the basics and then make way for the next employees.

The sixth edition of the Beach Soccer tournament took place at Souffleur beach in Port-Louis. Organised by Soguafi, one of the financial partners of SGDM Concessions Automobiles, the goal of this competition was to encourage the purchase of medical equipment for the sick children in Guadeloupe University Hospital.

Eight employees represented SGDM. After three qualification matches and a semifinal, they made it all the way and were victorious, driven on by the enthusiastic encouragement of their colleagues who came to see them.

Committed to emergency aid, the Red Cross and GBH have organised several food donation collections in the Carrefour outlets in the West Indies and Réunion Island, to help the people of the northern islands affected by hurricanes in 2018.

Both within the company and its subsidiaries, for several years now GBH has shown how important it values the employability of people with disabilities in Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guiana and Réunion Island. This is demonstrated by the increasing numbers of subsidiaries and their employees attending the various events held during SEEPH (European disability employment week).

A flagship event of the week, DuoDay is based on a simple principle: all over France, on this day, one company, one local authority or one nonprofit organisation welcomes a person with disabilities to train alongside a volunteer professional.

An excellent way to share experience, DuoDay is a win-win exchange: for the organisation, it’s a great way to shatter stereotypes and become more aware about what it’s like to be disabled in the workplace; for the person with disabilities, it’s a chance to discover a trade, begin a new opportunity, foster a direct relationship with an employer and find a job or work placement.

On Réunion Island, Mr. Bricolage, in line with its human resources policy and desire to help the disabled community, supports this initiative and its stores are all taking part in this international day. In 2020, 20 of its employees, compared to eight in 2019, signed up as volunteers to share their passion for their job and everyday responsibilities by partnering up with a person with disabilities.

In French Guiana, Carrefour Matoury also got involved with the disability employment week by leading several initiatives. The store participated in DuoDay and it organised a sign language beginner’s class with Serac, its nonprofit partner dedicated to improving the employability of people with disabilities. Its staff also played Handipoursuite, an educational chase game that makes a fun way to learn about disabilities in and outside the workplace.

Also in French Guiana, Norauto Guyane decided to shine a spotlight on a deaf-mute technician employed by the auto company on a permanent contract for the past four years. Two reports were produced and broadcast on radio and TV on Guyanese channel 1re as well as on social media.

In April 2020, alongside many other companies in the fight against Covid-19, and in light of the shortage of healthcare equipment, GBH will be providing healthcare workers from the four French Overseas Regions and Communities with 1.35 million masks, including 450.000 FFP2-type masks.

These masks were delivered to the French Regional Health Agency (ARS) which will allocate them to workers at hospitals, clinics and other healthcare professionals on a priority basis.

The first batch, consisting of 1 million masks, will be delivered on Thursday 9 April across Réunion Island, Guadeloupe and French Guiana. The delivery for Martinique is planned for Friday 10 April 2020.

The remaining 350,000 masks will arrive next week across all four regions. The masks were divided between the territories: 600,000 for Réunion Island, 300,000 for Guadeloupe, 300,000 for Martinique and 150,000 for French Guiana.

In March 2020, in the fight against coronavirus and in light of the shortage of alcohol-based gel sanitiser, through its Rhum JM distillery and its Etablissements Clément in Martinique, GBH has adapted its rum production process to be able to manufacture an alcohol-based sanitiser and organise packaging for it.

This product is being delivered free of charge to healthcare workers, army personnel, police and emergency services. In liaison with the prefecture of Martinique and ARS, an initial delivery of 5,000 litres is being organised.

In Guadeloupe, GBH is also providing healthcare workers and security personnel with free alcohol-based sanitiser. This operation is being carried out in partnership with two local economic operators that manufacture and package the product. Some 10,000 75-ml bottles developed and packaged by the Alizée Nature Caraïbes laboratory and 18,500 500-ml bottles produced by the Chlorex company are being delivered from 30 March 2020 to French government agencies. The Prefecture of Guadeloupe has mobilised significant logistical resources to ensure emergency distribution to all the relevant public and private priority personnel.

On Réunion Island, GBH is also providing healthcare workers and security personnel with free alcohol-based sanitiser. This operation is being carried out in partnership with the Chatel distillery, a historic industrial operator on Réunion Island, which is manufacturing and packaging a batch of 5,000 1-litre bottles for GBH. The delivery will begin on Friday 3 April and is being organised by the Prefecture and ARS to best address the various public health priorities.

GBH is also taking action in French Guiana. Some 10,000 500-ml bottles were thus produced and donated by GBH to the Prefecture and the ARS, which took care of distributing them to health and safety personnel, from 8 April 2020. This operation was made possible thanks to the efforts of numerous Guianese economic operators coordinated by Medef Guyane: the company Rhum Saint-Maurice produces the ethanol, the laboratory Bio Stratège manufactures the alcohol-based solution at SARA, and SOLAM handles the packaging and labelling at Brasserie Guyanaise.

GBH would like to thank all those who made this possible, particularly the teams at JM and Clément in a spirit of solidarity and collective effort. All current health guidelines were followed to protect the employees involved in implementing this initiative.

GBH signs up to support food banks: In January 2022, GBH signed an agreement with the Fédération des Banques Alimentaires, the food banks federation, to finance the transportation of containers of food items from mainland France to Martinique, Guadeloupe and Réunion Island.

For the three territories, the first operation brought over 75 tonnes of additional food products, the equivalent of over 150,000 meals donated to recipient nonprofits.

The first deliveries were made in Guadeloupe and Martinique in mid-March. Shipments to Réunion Island are planned for late March. These operations will be repeated several more times this year.

The 6^th edition of the Beach Soccer tournament took place at the Souffleur beach in Port-Louis. Organised by Soguafi, one of the financial partners of SGDM Concessions Automobiles, the goal of this competition was to encourage the purchase of medical equipment for the sick children in Guadeloupe University Hospital.

Eight employees represented SGDM. After three qualification matches and a semifinal, they made it all the way and were victorious, driven on by the enthusiastic encouragement of their colleagues who came to see them.

Committed to emergency aid, the Red Cross and GBH have organised several food donation collections in the Carrefour outlets in the West Indies and Réunion, to help the people of the northern islands affected by hurricanes in 2018.

Both within the company and its subsidiaries, for several years now GBH has shown how important it values the employability of people with disabilities in Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guiana and Réunion Island. This is demonstrated by the increasing numbers of subsidiaries and their employees attending the various events held during SEEPH (European disability employment week).

A flagship event of the week, DuoDay is based on a simple principle: all over France, on this day, one company, one local authority or one nonprofit organisation welcomes a person with disabilities to train alongside a volunteer professional.

An excellent way to share experience, DuoDay is a win-win exchange: for the organisation, it’s a great way to shatter stereotypes and become more aware about what it’s like to be disabled in the workplace; for the person with disabilities, it’s a chance to discover a trade, begin a new opportunity, foster a direct relationship with an employer and find a job or work placement.

On Réunion Island, Mr. Bricolage, in line with its human resources policy and desire to help the disabled community, supports this initiative and its stores are all taking part in this international day. In 2020, 20 of its employees, compared to eight in 2019, signed up as volunteers to share their passion for their job and everyday responsibilities by partnering up with a person with disabilities.

In French Guiana, Carrefour Matoury also got involved with the disability employment week by leading several initiatives. The store participated in DuoDay and it organised a sign language beginner’s class with Serac, its nonprofit partner dedicated to improving the employability of people with disabilities. Its staff also played Handipoursuite, an educational chase game that makes a fun way to learn about disabilities in and outside the workplace.

Also in French Guiana, Norauto Guyane decided to shine a spotlight on a deaf-mute technician employed by the auto company on a permanent contract for the past four years. Two reports were produced and broadcast on radio and TV on Guyanese channel 1re as well as on social media.

In April 2020, alongside many other companies in the fight against Covid-19, and in light of the shortage of healthcare equipment, GBH will be providing healthcare workers from the four French Overseas Regions and Communities with 1.35 million masks, including 450.000 FFP2-type masks.

These masks were delivered to the French Regional Health Agency (ARS) which will allocate them to workers at hospitals, clinics and other healthcare professionals on a priority basis.

The first batch, consisting of 1 million masks, will be delivered on Thursday 9 April across Réunion Island, Guadeloupe and French Guiana. The delivery for Martinique is planned for Friday 10 April 2020.

The remaining 350,000 masks will arrive next week across all four regions. The masks were divided between the territories: 600,000 for Réunion Island, 300,000 for Guadeloupe, 300,000 for Martinique and 150,000 for French Guiana.

In March 2020, in the fight against coronavirus and in light of the shortage of alcohol-based gel sanitiser, through its Rhum JM distillery and its Etablissements Clément in Martinique, GBH has adapted its rum production process to be able to manufacture an alcohol-based sanitiser and organise packaging for it.

This product is being delivered free of charge to healthcare workers, army personnel, police and emergency services. In liaison with the prefecture of Martinique and ARS, an initial delivery of 5,000 litres is being organised.

In Guadeloupe, GBH is also providing healthcare workers and security personnel with free alcohol-based sanitiser. This operation is being carried out in partnership with two local economic operators that manufacture and package the product. Some 10,000 75-ml bottles developed and packaged by the Alizée Nature Caraïbes laboratory and 18,500 500-ml bottles produced by the Chlorex company are being delivered from 30 March 2020 to French government agencies. The Prefecture of Guadeloupe has mobilised significant logistical resources to ensure emergency distribution to all the relevant public and private priority personnel.

On Réunion Island, GBH is also providing healthcare workers and security personnel with free alcohol-based sanitiser. This operation is being carried out in partnership with the Chatel distillery, a historic industrial operator on Réunion Island, which is manufacturing and packaging a batch of 5,000 1-litre bottles for GBH. The delivery will begin on Friday 3 April and is being organised by the Prefecture and ARS to best address the various public health priorities.

GBH is also taking action in French Guiana. Some 10,000 500-ml bottles were thus produced and donated by GBH to the Prefecture and the ARS, which took care of distributing them to health and safety personnel, from 8 April 2020. This operation was made possible thanks to the efforts of numerous Guianese economic operators coordinated by Medef Guyane: the company Rhum Saint-Maurice produces the ethanol, the laboratory Bio Stratège manufactures the alcohol-based solution at SARA, and SOLAM handles the packaging and labelling at Brasserie Guyanaise.

GBH would like to thank all those who made this possible, particularly the teams at JM and Clément in a spirit of solidarity and collective effort. All current health guidelines were followed to protect the employees involved in implementing this initiative.

During the second lockdown on the island, Jumbo Score, a GBH subsidiary in Mauritius, put in place a month-long charitable operation with Agiliss, its supply partner, and the NGO Foodwise. Its innovative idea was to sell to customers at a preferential rate – 250 rupees (5 euros) – bags of staples such as rice, milk, tinned foods and grains, without turning a profit. Customers could leave bags at hypermarket exits which could then be distributed by Foodwise to in-need Mauritian families, buy them for their own consumption or hand out the bags themselves. For every 10 bags sold, Jumbo Score donated an additional bag to give to families. In total, more than 16 tonnes of food were distributed to families in need.

The Group took action to help the Haitian people following the earthquake that hit Haiti on 14 August 2021. Through its subsidiary Carrefour Martinique, GBH gave the Red Cross 41 tonnes of water and essential foodstuffs that were transported to Haiti on the army surveillance frigate Le Germinal.

Committed to emergency aid, the Red Cross and GBH have organised several food donation collections in the Carrefour outlets in the West Indies and Réunion Island, to help the people of the northern islands affected by hurricanes in 2018.

Both within the company and its subsidiaries, for several years now GBH has shown how important it values the employability of people with disabilities in Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guiana and Réunion Island. This is demonstrated by the increasing numbers of subsidiaries and their employees attending the various events held during SEEPH (European disability employment week).

A flagship event of the week, DuoDay is based on a simple principle: all over France, on this day, one company, one local authority or one nonprofit organisation welcomes a person with disabilities to train alongside a volunteer professional.

An excellent way to share experience, DuoDay is a win-win exchange: for the organisation, it’s a great way to shatter stereotypes and become more aware about what it’s like to be disabled in the workplace; for the person with disabilities, it’s a chance to discover a trade, begin a new opportunity, foster a direct relationship with an employer and find a job or work placement.

On Réunion Island, Mr. Bricolage, in line with its human resources policy and desire to help the disabled community, supports this initiative and its stores are all taking part in this international day. In 2020, 20 of its employees, compared to eight in 2019, signed up as volunteers to share their passion for their job and everyday responsibilities by partnering up with a person with disabilities.

In French Guiana, Carrefour Matoury also got involved with the disability employment week by leading several initiatives. The store participated in DuoDay and it organised a sign language beginner’s class with Serac, its nonprofit partner dedicated to improving the employability of people with disabilities. Its staff also played Handipoursuite, an educational chase game that makes a fun way to learn about disabilities in and outside the workplace.

Also in French Guiana, Norauto Guyane decided to shine a spotlight on a deaf-mute technician employed by the auto company on a permanent contract for the past four years. Two reports were produced and broadcast on radio and TV on Guyanese channel 1re as well as on social media.

There is widespread solidarity for Saint Vincent following the eruption of Soufrière Saint Vincent volcano.
On 14 February 2021, GBH delivered aid to the inhabitants of Saint Vincent island, affected by the eruption of its volcano, La Soufrière.

Through its Carrefour subsidiary, the Group provided 100 tonnes of water – over 66,000 1.5-litre bottles – which were brought to the French West Indies by the army surveillance frigate Ventôse.

In April 2020, alongside many other companies in the fight against Covid-19, and in light of the shortage of healthcare equipment, GBH will be providing healthcare workers from the four French Overseas Regions and Communities with 1.35 million masks, including 450.000 FFP2-type masks.

These masks were delivered to the French Regional Health Agency (ARS) which will allocate them to workers at hospitals, clinics and other healthcare professionals on a priority basis.

The first batch, consisting of 1 million masks, will be delivered on Thursday 9 April across Réunion Island, Guadeloupe and French Guiana. The delivery for Martinique is planned for Friday 10 April 2020.

The remaining 350,000 masks will arrive next week across all four regions. The masks were divided between the territories: 600,000 for Réunion Island, 300,000 for Guadeloupe, 300,000 for Martinique and 150,000 for French Guiana.

In March 2020, in the fight against coronavirus and in light of the shortage of alcohol-based gel sanitiser, through its Rhum JM distillery and its Etablissements Clément in Martinique, GBH has adapted its rum production process to be able to manufacture an alcohol-based sanitiser and organise packaging for it.

This product is being delivered free of charge to healthcare workers, army personnel, police and emergency services. In liaison with the prefecture of Martinique and ARS, an initial delivery of 5,000 litres is being organised.

In Guadeloupe, GBH is also providing healthcare workers and security personnel with free alcohol-based sanitiser. This operation is being carried out in partnership with two local economic operators that manufacture and package the product. Some 10,000 75-ml bottles developed and packaged by the Alizée Nature Caraïbes laboratory and 18,500 500-ml bottles produced by the Chlorex company are being delivered from 30 March 2020 to French government agencies. The Prefecture of Guadeloupe has mobilised significant logistical resources to ensure emergency distribution to all the relevant public and private priority personnel.

On Réunion Island, GBH is also providing healthcare workers and security personnel with free alcohol-based sanitiser. This operation is being carried out in partnership with the Chatel distillery, a historic industrial operator on Réunion Island, which is manufacturing and packaging a batch of 5,000 1-litre bottles for GBH. The delivery will begin on Friday 3 April and is being organised by the Prefecture and ARS to best address the various public health priorities.

GBH is also taking action in French Guiana. Some 10,000 500-ml bottles were thus produced and donated by GBH to the Prefecture and the ARS, which took care of distributing them to health and safety personnel, from 8 April 2020. This operation was made possible thanks to the efforts of numerous Guianese economic operators coordinated by Medef Guyane: the company Rhum Saint-Maurice produces the ethanol, the laboratory Bio Stratège manufactures the alcohol-based solution at SARA, and SOLAM handles the packaging and labelling at Brasserie Guyanaise.

GBH would like to thank all those who made this possible, particularly the teams at JM and Clément in a spirit of solidarity and collective effort. All current health guidelines were followed to protect the employees involved in implementing this initiative.

GBH signs up to support food banks: In January 2022, GBH signed an agreement with the Fédération des Banques Alimentaires, the food banks federation, to finance the transportation of containers of food items from mainland France to Martinique, Guadeloupe and Réunion Island.

For the three territories, the first operation brought over 75 tonnes of additional food products, the equivalent of over 150,000 meals donated to recipient nonprofits.

The first deliveries were made in Guadeloupe and Martinique in mid-March. Shipments to Réunion Island are planned for late March. These operations will be repeated several more times this year.

The GBH shared apprenticeship is an initiative of the partnership that has united Mr. Bricolage and the Las Palmas association for social integration for 20 years.

The teams from Mr. Bricolage, the association’s partner and financial support, are proud to take part in the Tour des Yoles Rondes sailing regatta in Martinique every year. With over 35 years of history, it has become a flagship event on the island. Every year is a new opportunity for the young people of the Las Palmas association to show what they can do. The crew, which has only gotten better over the years — as noted by the association’s directors and supervisors — was congratulated for its involvement and commitment.

The Group took action to help the Haitian people following the earthquake that hit Haiti on 14 August 2021. Through its subsidiary Carrefour Martinique, GBH gave the Red Cross 41 tonnes of water and essential foodstuffs that were transported to Haiti on the Army surveillance frigate Le Germinal.

Committed to emergency aid, the Red Cross and GBH have organised several food donation collections in the Carrefour outlets in the West Indies and Réunion, to help the people of the northern islands affected by hurricanes in 2018.

GBH provided humanitarian aid to the inhabitants of Saint Vincent island, affected by the eruption of its volcano, La Soufrière, in April 2021. Through its Carrefour subsidiary, the Group provided 100 tonnes of water – over 66,000 1.5-litre bottles – which were brought to the French West Indies by the army surveillance frigate Ventôse.

Both within the company and its subsidiaries, for several years now GBH has shown how important it values the employability of people with disabilities in Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guiana and Réunion Island. This is demonstrated by the increasing numbers of subsidiaries and their employees attending the various events held during SEEPH (European disability employment week).

A flagship event of the week, DuoDay is based on a simple principle: all over France, on this day, one company, one local authority or one nonprofit organisation welcomes a person with disabilities to train alongside a volunteer professional.

An excellent way to share experience, DuoDay is a win-win exchange: for the organisation, it’s a great way to shatter stereotypes and become more aware about what it’s like to be disabled in the workplace; for the person with disabilities, it’s a chance to discover a trade, begin a new opportunity, foster a direct relationship with an employer and find a job or work placement.

On Réunion Island, Mr. Bricolage, in line with its human resources policy and desire to help the disabled community, supports this initiative and its stores are all taking part in this international day. In 2020, 20 of its employees, compared to eight in 2019, signed up as volunteers to share their passion for their job and everyday responsibilities by partnering up with a person with disabilities.

In French Guiana, Carrefour Matoury also got involved with the disability employment week by leading several initiatives. The store participated in DuoDay and it organised a sign language beginner’s class with Serac, its nonprofit partner dedicated to improving the employability of people with disabilities. Its staff also played Handipoursuite, an educational chase game that makes a fun way to learn about disabilities in and outside the workplace.

Also in French Guiana, Norauto Guyane decided to shine a spotlight on a deaf-mute technician employed by the auto company on a permanent contract for the past four years. Two reports were produced and broadcast on radio and TV on Guyanese channel 1re as well as on social media.

In April 2020, alongside many other companies in the fight against Covid-19, and in light of the shortage of healthcare equipment, GBH will be providing healthcare workers from the four French Overseas Regions and Communities with 1.35 million masks, including 450.000 FFP2-type masks.

These masks were delivered to the French Regional Health Agency (ARS) which will allocate them to workers at hospitals, clinics and other healthcare professionals on a priority basis.

The first batch, consisting of 1 million masks, will be delivered on Thursday 9 April across Réunion Island, Guadeloupe and French Guiana. The delivery for Martinique is planned for Friday 10 April 2020.

The remaining 350,000 masks will arrive next week across all four regions. The masks were divided between the territories: 600,000 for Réunion Island, 300,000 for Guadeloupe, 300,000 for Martinique and 150,000 for French Guiana.

The FFBA suffered a decline in stock of almost 100 tonnes due to the sudden rise in demand during the crisis and difficulties with supply. In addition, a shortage of fruits, vegetables, dairy products, and protein intended for Overseas France has been a lamentable issue for several years.

Confronted with these growing needs, GBH wanted to contribute to solidarity initiatives with the Food Banks to increase the volume of foodstuffs for the West Indies and Réunion, to fight against both food insecurity and food waste.

GBH provided humanitarian aid to the inhabitants of Saint Vincent island, affected by the eruption of its volcano, La Soufrière, in April 2021. Through its Carrefour subsidiary, the Group provided 100 tonnes of water — over 66,000 1.5 litre bottles — which were brought to the West Indies by the Armed Forces surveillance frigate Ventôse.

As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, Carrefour organised a Zumbathon and sold t-shirts provided by a sponsor. Thanks to this initiative, €1,800 was raised for a patient support association.

Committed to emergency aid, the Red Cross and GBH have organised several food donation collections in the Carrefour outlets in the West Indies and Réunion Island, to help the people of the northern islands affected by hurricanes in 2018.

Both within the company and its subsidiaries, for several years now GBH has shown how important it values the employability of people with disabilities in Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guiana and Réunion Island. This is demonstrated by the increasing numbers of subsidiaries and their employees attending the various events held during SEEPH (European disability employment week).

A flagship event of the week, DuoDay is based on a simple principle: all over France, on this day, one company, one local authority or one nonprofit organisation welcomes a person with disabilities to train alongside a volunteer professional.

An excellent way to share experience, DuoDay is a win-win exchange: for the organisation, it’s a great way to shatter stereotypes and become more aware about what it’s like to be disabled in the workplace; for the person with disabilities, it’s a chance to discover a trade, begin a new opportunity, foster a direct relationship with an employer and find a job or work placement.

On Réunion Island, Mr. Bricolage, in line with its human resources policy and desire to help the disabled community, supports this initiative and its stores are all taking part in this international day. In 2020, 20 of its employees, compared to eight in 2019, signed up as volunteers to share their passion for their job and everyday responsibilities by partnering up with a person with disabilities.

In French Guiana, Carrefour Matoury also got involved with the disability employment week by leading several initiatives. The store participated in DuoDay and it organised a sign language beginner’s class with Serac, its nonprofit partner dedicated to improving the employability of people with disabilities. Its staff also played Handipoursuite, an educational chase game that makes a fun way to learn about disabilities in and outside the workplace.

Also in French Guiana, Norauto Guyane decided to shine a spotlight on a deaf-mute technician employed by the auto company on a permanent contract for the past four years. Two reports were produced and broadcast on radio and TV on Guyanese channel 1re as well as on social media.

In April 2020, alongside many other companies in the fight against Covid-19, and in light of the shortage of healthcare equipment, GBH will be providing healthcare workers from the four French Overseas Regions and Communities with 1.35 million masks, including 450.000 FFP2-type masks.

These masks were delivered to the French Regional Health Agency (ARS) which will allocate them to workers at hospitals, clinics and other healthcare professionals on a priority basis.

The first batch, consisting of 1 million masks, will be delivered on Thursday 9 April across Réunion Island, Guadeloupe and French Guiana. The delivery for Martinique is planned for Friday 10 April 2020.

The remaining 350,000 masks will arrive next week across all four regions. The masks were divided between the territories: 600,000 for Réunion Island, 300,000 for Guadeloupe, 300,000 for Martinique and 150,000 for French Guiana.

In March 2020, in the fight against coronavirus and in light of the shortage of alcohol-based gel sanitiser, through its Rhum JM distillery and its Etablissements Clément in Martinique, GBH has adapted its rum production process to be able to manufacture an alcohol-based sanitiser and organise packaging for it.

This product is being delivered free of charge to healthcare workers, army personnel, police and emergency services. In liaison with the prefecture of Martinique and ARS, an initial delivery of 5,000 litres is being organised.

In Guadeloupe, GBH is also providing healthcare workers and security personnel with free alcohol-based sanitiser. This operation is being carried out in partnership with two local economic operators that manufacture and package the product. Some 10,000 75-ml bottles developed and packaged by the Alizée Nature Caraïbes laboratory and 18,500 500-ml bottles produced by the Chlorex company are being delivered from 30 March 2020 to French government agencies. The Prefecture of Guadeloupe has mobilised significant logistical resources to ensure emergency distribution to all the relevant public and private priority personnel.

On Réunion Island, GBH is also providing healthcare workers and security personnel with free alcohol-based sanitiser. This operation is being carried out in partnership with the Chatel distillery, a historic industrial operator on Réunion Island, which is manufacturing and packaging a batch of 5,000 1-litre bottles for GBH. The delivery will begin on Friday 3 April and is being organised by the Prefecture and ARS to best address the various public health priorities.

GBH is also taking action in French Guiana. Some 10,000 500-ml bottles were thus produced and donated by GBH to the Prefecture and the ARS, which took care of distributing them to health and safety personnel, from 8 April 2020. This operation was made possible thanks to the efforts of numerous Guianese economic operators coordinated by Medef Guyane: the company Rhum Saint-Maurice produces the ethanol, the laboratory Bio Stratège manufactures the alcohol-based solution at SARA, and SOLAM handles the packaging and labelling at Brasserie Guyanaise.

GBH would like to thank all those who made this possible, particularly the teams at JM and Clément in a spirit of solidarity and collective effort. All current health guidelines were followed to protect the employees involved in implementing this initiative.

On the night of 12 to 13 December 2021, 110 families lost everything when a fire broke out in their building in Saint-Denis, on Réunion Island.

Carrefour Réunion contributed to the appeal for donations by the French Red Cross by donating 200 €50 vouchers to be given to the destitute families.

Donations for people in need

Two hundred €50 vouchers donated to the Red Cross for families left destitute by the Montgaillard fire

For the past several years, Carrefour Réunion has supported Emmaüs Réunion in their efforts to combat exclusion and insecurity. The company regularly collects donations at checkouts to help the charitable organisation continue its work to help the most disadvantaged.

In 2021, appealing to its customers’ generosity resulted in a collection of €33,748.60, all of which was donated to the nonprofit.

Emmaüs Réunion also upcycles and gives a second life to non-food items (textiles, tableware, toys, electrical appliances and more) that are donated all year long in stores.

Make a donation of €0.50 or more at the checkout

Help Emmaüs Réunion with the work it does to combat exclusion and insecurity for individuals and families requiring emergency social assistance.

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GBH signs up to support food banks: In January 2022, GBH signed an agreement with the Fédération des Banques Alimentaires, the food banks federation, to finance the transportation of containers of food items from mainland France to Martinique, Guadeloupe and Réunion Island.

For the three territories, the first operation brought over 75 tonnes of additional food products, the equivalent of over 150,000 meals donated to recipient nonprofits.

The first deliveries were made in Guadeloupe and Martinique in mid-March. Shipments to Réunion Island are planned for late March. These operations will be repeated several more times this year.

GBH signs up to support food banks: it signed an agreement with the Fédération des Banques Alimentaires, the food banks federation, to finance the transportation of containers of food items from mainland France to Réunion Island and the French West Indies. On 20 May 2022, Réunion Island received its first shipment of food, nine tonnes of donations received by the Mascareignes food bank which included basic staples, mostly for young children, much in demand from people in need. The operation will be repeated soon.

Fighting waste for several years already, GBH subsidiary Carrefour Réunion was doing its bit long before the Agec (anti-waste law for a circular economy) legislation was introduced on 1 January 2022. The company has extended and strengthened its partnership with Emmaüs Réunion for the collection of its non-food products, including unsold furniture, toys, home appliances and textiles that are passed on to the association to help low-income families. Carrefour Réunion is also the first large retail company* to take a proactive step towards zero food waste in the dry and fresh produce departments by making daily donations. Alongside Phenix Réunion, the subsidiary is giving a second life to food products still fit for consumption that are redistributed to 14 local associations. This “anti-waste” partnership was rolled out in 2021 with three test hypermarkets. Some 221,000 meals were saved between May and December and the food salvage percentage rose from 18% to 30%. In 2022, there are plans to extend the initiative to all Carrefour and Carrefour Market de l’île stores.

*source: Phenix.

Because 90,000 Réunion islanders struggle to stock their cupboards, Carrefour Réunion has been supporting Banques Alimentaires des Mascareignes, a local food bank association, since 2016. Support comes in the form of making food donations and responding to calls for collection. This year, Carrefour and Carrefour Market de l’île stores on the island all got involved and sent out an appeal to their customers to help disadvantaged families. Following a collection promoted by a wide advertising campaign (billboards and social media), six tonnes of food donations were collected. A strong show of solidarity. A big thankyou to everyone on Réunion Island who shops at Carrefour!

The Danone Nations Cup is the largest football tournament in the world for children aged 10 to 12.

Fifteen hundred players from Réunion took part in the competition in 2020. For this new edition, the young people got involved with a solidarity project enabling them to collect 14 tonnes of foodstuffs for the Food Bank.

Cotrans Automobiles took part in the Rotary Karting Telethon, raising €53,850 for AFM-Téléthon, the French Muscular Dystrophy Association, as part of the fight against myopathies.

The Mercedes-AMG team was made up of ten employees who are crazy about karting. They took turns every 15 minutes over 24 hours; starting in pole position, the team managed to maintain this lead for almost the whole race.

Committed to emergency aid, the Red Cross and GBH have organised several food donation collections in the Carrefour outlets in the West Indies and Réunion, to help the people of the northern islands affected by hurricanes in 2018.